In Situ Nitrogen Mineralization, Nitrification, and Ammonia Volatilization in Maize Field Fertilized with Urea in Huanghuaihai Region of Northern China

Xuelin Zhang; Qun Wang; Jun Xu; Frank S. Gilliam; Nicolas Tremblay; Chaohai Li

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0115649

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In Situ Nitrogen Mineralization, Nitrification, and Ammonia Volatilization in Maize Field Fertilized with Urea in Huanghuaihai Region of Northern China

Xuelin Zhang ,

* E-mail: xuelinzhang1998@163.com

Affiliation Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory for Physiological Ecology and Genetic Improvement of Food Crops in Henan Province, China, Collaborative Innovation center of Henan Grain Crops, Agronomy College, Henan Agricultural University, 95 Wenhua Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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Qun Wang,

Affiliation Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory for Physiological Ecology and Genetic Improvement of Food Crops in Henan Province, China, Collaborative Innovation center of Henan Grain Crops, Agronomy College, Henan Agricultural University, 95 Wenhua Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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Jun Xu,

Affiliation Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory for Physiological Ecology and Genetic Improvement of Food Crops in Henan Province, China, Collaborative Innovation center of Henan Grain Crops, Agronomy College, Henan Agricultural University, 95 Wenhua Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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Frank S. Gilliam,

Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755–2510, United States of America
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Nicolas Tremblay,

Affiliation Horticulture Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Qc, J3B3E6, Canada
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Chaohai Li

Affiliation Incubation Base of National Key Laboratory for Physiological Ecology and Genetic Improvement of Food Crops in Henan Province, China, Collaborative Innovation center of Henan Grain Crops, Agronomy College, Henan Agricultural University, 95 Wenhua Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, China
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In Situ Nitrogen Mineralization, Nitrification, and Ammonia Volatilization in Maize Field Fertilized with Urea in Huanghuaihai Region of Northern China

Xuelin Zhang,
Qun Wang,
Jun Xu,
Frank S. Gilliam,
Nicolas Tremblay,
Chaohai Li

Published: January 30, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115649

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